NORFOLK, Va. (Interstat) — Shane Murphy threw five strong innings and Tyler Davis earned the win as the visiting Charlotte Knights beat the Norfolk Tides 5-1 on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 17, 2026, in an International League game at Harbor Park. Davis improved to 3-1. Alex Pham took the loss, falling to 1-5. Charlotte scored five times, including a four-run inning. Michael Turner had a two-run single and later a sacrifice fly, while Rikuu Nishida went 2 for 4 with an RBI. Korey Lee also drove in a run. Norfolk scored on Ethan Anderson’s home run. Jake Dykhoff started for Norfolk and allowed one earned run over five innings with three strikeouts. Murphy allowed one earned run over five innings with two strikeouts. Christian Herberholz pitched two scoreless innings, and Yaramil Hiraldo struck out three in a scoreless inning. Charlotte outhit Norfolk 6-4 and improved to 77-66. Norfolk dropped to 55-84. Attendance at Harbor Park was 4,364. The game took 2 hours, 27 minutes.